Radiator hanger



March 2, 1954 T. L. ARNOLD RADIATOR HANGER Filed Sept. 16. 1950 INVENTOR. THO/W75 Z. HRNOJ. D. BY

Patented Mar. 2,

RADIATOR HANGER Thomas L. Arnold, West Hartford, Conn., assignor to The Vulcan Radiator Company, Hartford, Conn.

Application September 16, 1950, Serial No. 185,276

This invention relates to a radiator hanger and more particularly to a hanger for finned type radiators such as commonly hung on walls of rooms.

An object of this invention is to provide such a hanger which is economical to produce, highly efiicient and which will materially facilitate the installation of radiators.

A further object is to provide a. hanger on which the radiators may be easily and conveniently adjusted to a desired pitch for drainage.

A further object is to provide a radiator hanger having means carried thereon for supporting a cover for the radiator and thereby rendering unnecessary conventional cover hanging strips such as have heretofore been independently mounted on walls adjacent the radiator for supporting the covers thereover.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hanger which will permit the operation of installing a radiator to be performed from a convenient position in front of the hanger and thereby eliminate inconvenience and difficulty such as commonly found in installing radiators with hangers of conventional form.

A still further object is the provision of a hanger which is particularly adapted for use in baseboard radiators.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view of a radiator showing my improved bracket in use therewith and partly in central vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the said radiator partly broken away to show the construction of the bracket.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of my improved radiator bracket.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the bracket on a reduced scale.

Fig. 5 is a front view of said bracket.

Fig. 6 is a front view of said bracket in a slightly modified form.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the upper portion of the radiator, partially in vertical section, illustrating the sealing strip employed therewith.

In the embodiment illustrated in the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates the lower portion of-a wall on which my improved radiator is mounted. The said radiator commonly comprises an outer elongated cover 6 having an upwardly inclined.

6 Claims. (01. 257-133) portion 1 with a downwardly extending lip 8 at the upper end thereof, a front wall portion 9, and a bottom portion in the form of an inwardly extending flange ill. A series of radiators ll, comprising a plurality of spaced heat transfer fins l2 mounted upon a conductor [3, are contained within the said cover and supported by my improved hanger.

It will be noted that the cover 6 has a series of perforations in the angled portion 1 andthat the free edge of the flange i0 is spaced from the wall to permit circulation of air upwardly through said cover and between the fins of the radiators.

My improved hanger is indicated at H and, in the form shown, comprises a top section having a wall engaging portion I5 and a lower section having the wall engaging portion I6 and the bottom portion I! which extends outwardly therefrom and has, at its outer end, an upright projection 18.

The intermediate portion l9 of the hanger, between the said upper and lower. portions thereof, is spaced forwardly from the plane of the wall engaging portions and has a longitudinal slot 20 therein which receives the shanks of a plurality of carriage bolts 2|, each of which supports an L-shaped radiator supporting bracket having an upright mounting portion 22, a forwardly extending bottom 23 and an upright cover engaging portion 24.

My improved hanger is attached to the wall by means of a screw or bolt 25, which extends through the portion [5 of the top section, and a similar screw or bolt 26 which extends through the portion l6 of the bottom section.

Each of the supporting brackets is secured to the hanger by a single carriage bolt 2| which is slidable along the slot 20 to thereby render the bracket easily adjustable for positioning the radiators at the desired height and pitch.

.In the form illustrated, my improved hanger is, for the purpose of economy, preferably constructed with the top and bottom sections thereof joined together by means of parallel bars 21 and 28 whichare secured to the said top and bottom sections by being welded thereto, as indicated at 29, with the said parallel bars resting upon the tops of the portions l5 and I6 and being thereby elevated from the plane of the wall engaging portions and providing a space between-them and the surface of the wall, as indicated at '30, to accommodate the heads of the carriage bolts 2| and prevent movement of said bolts-out of the'slot 20. By constructing my .1111:

proved hanger in the manner above described, I eliminate the necessity of special and costly tools such as would be required for producing the slot in a unitary hanger construction.

In the embodiment shown there is provided, upon each of the supporting brackets, a U-shaped supporting member 3| which is laterally slidable upon thEbdttorfi portion 23 oltthe; bia'clret""and is secured thereto by 'n'ieans Orr fastening" 32 that extend through a slot 33 in the bottom oi the said supporting member. A plate 34 6f brass, or other non-corrosive material, prp: vided between the said U-shaped supporting member and the bottom portion "23' so "a'sf'tij' afcilitate movement of the "s'iipporting "'ineihbr upon the said bracket and prevent binding, such as commonly caused by reason of rust. or the like, and thereby permit sliding movement of the supporting member under the influence of the expansion and contraction of the conductors l3.

The top section of my improved hanger is pro-. vided with a cover hanger bar "35 which issecured at the top of the said section and spaced from the surface of thelwall 5 as clearly 'illustrated in Fig. l. This'bar 35 receives the downwardly extending lip 8 of the cover and thereby supports the cover along the "surface of the wall and renders unnecessary the use of conventional hanger strips, such as have heretofore been independently secured to th wall for supporting the radiator covers, and thus. simplifies the operation of installing the radiator and materially reduces the cost thereof. At the same time, the said bars 35, being movable with the hangers as they are adjusted for height, prov-ide.'"the proper" fit of thec'over on thehanger'and elimi hate .the necessity of separately adjusting the conventional cover hanger strips" heretofore used.

The said .top section is preferably also provided with a downwardly and forwardly angled extension 35-a so as to firmly suppoit the angled upper portion l' of thecofver.

In order .to eliminate .the discoloration of wall surfaces, such as commonly occurs along Ltlie tops of conventional forms of well hung radiators, I provide .a sealing strip 35, preferably of sponge rubber or. .the EIike 'betWeen .the "lip I8. of thecover andthesurfaceloi.thewall. ZThis strip prevents the heated .air trom passing between the .cover and the surface ofrthe wall and thereby prevents discoloration ofLtheniall Surface.

' In mountinga radiator installation withlmy improved hanger, th required number .of carriag bolts are first inserted through the slot 20 and the hanger .is thenisecuredto the wall by means of .bolts 25. and .26.. 'Jlhe supporting brackets are .then secured to said hanger by means of the .said .bolts with the use of a .nut on each of the bolts for fastening .the rportions'ifl. of the brackets against .thefront surfaces .otthe parallel bars 2-1 ,a'nd -28. The .radia'torsare then placed uponthebrackets andmayeach be'easily adjusted for heightand drainageibl dimplyiloosr ening .the nut onthe screw 21} of the respective bracket. and-l lowering or raising the said bracket. It will be notedthatlthe portion ofithe hanger extends upwardly .suinciently to p.ermit...th.e car.- riage/bolt ,2] ,to' Joe located .overflthetop -ofthc radiator sothat itbecon eseasily aocessihleo er the radiator from, .a. convenient. position. in iront of the installation.

After the .radiator .units s have .heen hung .ami adjusted with my iimproved hangers, -the cover 6 is hookedoverthahangerbar 35, andthe lower portion tcsofrsaid.cover-issecnredito ther' hottom' section ll of the hanger by means of a screw 3'! and washer 38.

The said cover may also be secured at the upper portion thereof by means of a screw 39 which is threaded into the downwardly angled extension 35-a on the top section of th hanger.

My improved bracket provides an important advantagewhen used at th is between sections'o'f' theco'veffi where it is'd'e'sirable to have a joining strip at, which follows the outer contour of the cover 6. The hanger is, therefore, provided with two adjacent threaded openings II to receive screws 42-42 which project ngf'strip and each of which exopening adjacent the edge of each sectionof the cover so that the said sections 3 iiiQQl i il gihfi by the said screws d thereby} firmly held in alignment. At the bottom oft'hesaid joining strip, a, single screw 3'I-a may be used although, if desired, two spaced screws may also be used as in the upper section.

Myimproved radiator hangers"- materially simplify and facilitate'tlie installationbf radiators for the reason that they may be easily secured to a wall in approximatelytheposition desired, by'mans of the two" screws 25 and'flt, and'the radiator units b'e afterwards'accurately' ad'- justed for height and pitch bymrely'lboscning the nuts on the carriage bolts ilfyad'justirig the brackets to accurately-position the radiators and then again tightening the said nuts.

From the above description, it will be clearly understood that I have" provided "'aniinproyed radiator hanger which is rugged in construction,

Y and which isadapte'dto support both theradia= tors and the covers. thereof asa'complete' unit, whereby the position of the cover with relation to the radiator unit is" always maintained irre spective of any adjustment which'is madeiin'the positioning of'the hangers."

It iizill be also understood that my improved radiator hanger permits accurate" "adjustment from a convenient and 'comfprtablepositionfin front of the radiator by rendering thsai'd' carriage bolts 2,! readiIy accessible from such aposi tionbotli before and after the radiator units are mounted upon the supporting .br'acketspf the hangers.

I claim:

1. A radiator hanger comprisingan elongated, wall-engaging body-portion having at least one pipe supporting bracket attached thereto, and an angled portion extending downwardly and forwardly om the other end of said .bodyp 'rtion and over said .bracket to thereby provide a force resisting, cantileversupport for a radiator cover.

2. A radiatorhanger comprising an upp r and a lower section, an intermediate section, atleast one .bljacket adjustably I'mounted upon l d termediate section for supporting a radiator unit, an upright .proiection-at the ton of said hanger for hanging a cover thereon, an extension projectin downwardly and forwardly irom heup'per section ior upoo tinsithe upp p rtion of said cover, a forwardl extending portion at the bott m of said hanger 3. po t onin h lower portion of th sa er and aid brackstasieoisd to abut t sur ac of the front portion of said coyer to thereby firmlynq itionthesaidirontnorti nto pr sen t e nwa d .ynovemen hereof- Ara iator.haneanoomrri ins carrot; an a lower section. a interme iate se tion a .enslcdrort on extendin downwardly an go fwardly from the said upper section for supporting a cover over the radiator unit, an extension upon the said bottom section for positioning the lower portion of said cover, at least one supporting bracket adjustably secured to said intermediate section, a forwardly extending portion on said bracket, a member for supporting a radiator unit moveably mounted on said forwardly extending portion, and a perpendicular projection at the end of said forwardly extending portion of the bracket adapted to abut the front portion of the cover and thereby prevent the inward movement thereof.

4. A radiator hanger having an upper and a lower section, an intermediate section, at least one supporting bracket on said intermediate section for supporting a radiator unit on said hanger, a downwardly and forwardly projecting extension on said upper section for supporting the upper part of a radiator cover, and an elongated, upwardly directed element on said upper section projecting above said extension and spaced from the vertical plane of the rear surface of the upper section to receive a downwardly projecting lip on a radiator cover.

5. In a radiator including a heat transfer unit mounted upon a wall, a cover extending over said unit and having an edge portion with a downwardly extending lip running along and adjacent to the said wall; a resilient sealing strip positioned between said lip and wall.

6. In a radiator including a heat transfer unit mounted upon a wall, and a cover extending over said unit and having an edge portion running along and adjacent to the said wall; a resilient sealing strip positioned between the said edge portion and wall.

THOMAS L. ARNOLD.

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